Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-22
Nat,ce bv the board ofuaa,,h.

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The following regulations of the city
board OF health were approved by the
council, June 20, 1887:
The board of health of the city of Yank-
ton hereby adopt and establish The fol-
lowing regulations to prevent the spread
of disease:
l. That when from an examination by
the city physician or 10y any praotioing
physician of the city OF Yankton, 1t APP
pears that any person within sad city
is afflicted with any contagious disease,
such person shall be ut noe isolated as
far as possible, and the house or build
ing in which he is SO isolated shall be
~quarantined, and all persons residing or
sGaying therein shall be prohibited from
leaving said premises during the o u
tinuanoe of such sickness aud danger of
oontagion therefram, without permission
OF this board; and 60 person shall visit
the premises SO q~uarantined or remove
therefrom any articles of furniture or
apparel without permission of this board.
Provided, that the person 30 afflicted
with disease may, by order of the major.
lty of the board of health be removed to
q pest house or other proper place for
lsolating and treating the person so
afflicted,
2. That before said quarantine shall
be removed, and as a condition thereos
the premises so Guaranteed shall be
thoroughly disinfected under the direc-
ton of this b ard and to its satisfaction,
and the bedding and clothing occupied
and used by the person 80 afflicted dur
ing the period ofsIeh sickness, may be
burned when deemed advisable by the
person in charge OF such disinfection I'M
der the authority of this boarlsProvided
that an accurate and complete lnven
tory and superintendent, shall be made of
all articles 80 to.be destroyed, and in case
the owners ther eof are are in INDECENT
circumstances they shall receive the req
sonable value OF the articles SO destroyed
ii II the opinion of this board the same
is just and reasonable.
In case the person or persons whose
duty it is to disipfeet such premises ere
in INDECENT circumstances and unable to
provide materials for dlsinfecting, the
city physician shall provide euch mater
ial. at the expense OF the city, rendering
to this board All itemized account there
OF, with date and place of using the
same.
g.. That nc public funeral shall be held
Ala SueC Va ASnbh ltOOh eIlbii ROAt bGAEf6t
fever, diptheria OF other contagious
disease and In all such cases the burial
service ,ehail be conducted privately;
with such attendance only as may be nee
essary or as may be permitted by order OF
this board.
a. That the sign or notice required
by law to be, posted upon the premises
occupied by such afflicted person. shall
Ibe Kept lip and retained until such
premises have been thoroughly disin-
feeted.
Attention is called to the following
provisions of chapter seven of the city
ordinances:
Section 2 SIT shall be the duty OF
every physician, ever tavern keeper and
hotel proprietor, every keeper OF any
boarding house, saloon or restaurant or
place OF public resort, within the city,
to report to.said board Of health 1.-THE
city board any and every case of persone
being treated or entertained by them,
or either of them. who have any contagi.
GUS or infectious disease mentioned in
section one of this chapter"
Sec. 4. ut shall be the duty OF every
head OF q family in this city, whenever
/, it shall come to his or her knowledge
that any member OF his or her family, OF
any person lodging within his or her
dwelling, is afflicted with any contagious
disease to Immediately post or cause to
be posted some sign or notice to desig-
nate or publish that q contagious disease
exists in such dwelling"
Sec. 8. "Any person violating any
OF the provisions of section one, two OF
four. of this chapter, or who shall refuse
to obey the lawful orders of the board Of
health, or shall fell to comply with the
rules and regulations of said board, made
in accordance with this chapter and sp-
proved by the city council, shall on con-
viotlon thereof be fined in any sum moi
exceeding fifty dollars and in addition
thereto may be imprisoned not to exceed
thirty days"
It is the purpose of the board to en-
force its regulations strictly and i'm
partially, and in case of violation thereo.
to apply the legal penalty to the fullest
extent. j. Fl. TELLER.
JIG McVAY.
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